SATURDAY

my mom got to the hospital really early this morning. they had just given him his sedation so he wasn't quite with it. they also took an x-ray of his lungs and found out that he still has a bad case of pneumonia. my mom worked with him all day long doing range of motion exercises and making him cough and breathe deep. she did not leave his room at all today. when we went to go pick her up tonight we went up to see my dad. he had just woken up from a little nap and the meds must have worn off because we were able to get a glimpse of "my dad." i was asking him what his name was and he told me it was "joe mormon." i asked what he did for a living and he said "i make babies." i said, "oh you make babies?" and he said, "yeah someone has to." i told him he worked at the post office and he kind of looked confused. he didn't remember what he did there, but when i asked where he liked to go on his lunch break, he answered "nps" without even a hesitation. i asked his name again and he flipped me off. it was so funny. we think he might have been joking with us about the whole joe thing. we all started to laugh and he even laughed out loud. it even sounded like him. we had the kids with us again, but today they were not afraid of him (i think because he looked so alert). ryan went up to him and grandpa held up his hand for a high 5. they kept giving each other high 5's and then grandpa started tickling ryan. he had such a big smile on his face just hearing ryan's laugh. then, i held emily up and she was saying "hi grandpa" and blowing him kisses. i looked at my dad and he had a smile on his face but his eyes were welling up. he was interacting with us so well. his head is still a little foggy, but it was so good to talk and joke around with him. you can just tell he wants so get better, and get out of there. he even remembered why he had the neck brace, and the cast on (earlier today he told my mom that his arm in the cast didn't belong to him). it does my mom, and us, good to see him coming around. my mom just wanted me to thank everyone so much for all the thoughts and prayers we have been getting from everyone. we all appreciate them so much, and know that they are working. thanks again!